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Monday 18 Oct 2010
On The Road . . . Again
Have you ever found yourself back in a place from your childhood that you never thought you’d visit again?
Yes, I’ve been gone from the blogsphere a long time. The absence can be explained, in part, by the series of back-to-back trips I’ve taken over the last few months. One more trip and then I’ll stay put for a while. I have been knitting, of course, and here’s the obligatory knitting content to prove it:
Wednesday 25 Nov 2009
Repurposed
The fugly scarf has been transformed into a lovely hat:
Pattern: Tychus
Yarns: Noro Kureyon and Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed Aran
Needle: U.S. #7 (4.5mm)
Mods: Used a provisional cast on and grafted the edges together. I used a smaller needle and thinner yarn but otherwise followed the pattern except for adding the garter stitch brim. The finished hat is still quite large. Curious. It actually looks better worn on the back of the head, more like a snood than a beanie. I’ll try and get a photo of my daughter wearing it that way.
Two things I don’t like about the finished hat: (1) there are unavoidable holes because of the short rows and (2) the top is pointy because the sides are too long. If I make another, I would cast on fewer stitches, work 4 wedges instead of 5, and work an extra set of short rows in each wedge. I’m hoping blocking works a bit of magic on this one. I might even throw the hat in the dryer for a minute or two to try and shrink it just a bit. Otherwise, this is a fun, fast knit.
Tuesday 24 Nov 2009
Uncle
Sometimes, the most difficult part of knitting is admitting defeat.
I’ve had this Noro/Donegal Tweed striped scarf on the needles for nearly two months.
More than 3 weeks ago I decided that I disliked it. The colors are drab and the project was a slog. Still, it took me these last 3 weeks to work up the courage to frog it. All those hours . . . gone in a flash. *Sigh*
Within the day, though, I’d cast on a new project with the Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed and a different colorway of Kureyon.
I think this is a more perfect pairing.
Scarf? What scarf?
Out of sight, out of mind.
